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Medical Internship Abroad
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Location:
Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
Organization:
Gracepatt Eco Tours
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Start date:
February 1, 2010
Sex:
All are welcome
Language(s):
English
Last updated:
February 1, 2010
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End date:
February 1, 2011
Age:
Seniors (65 and over), Adults (18-64), Families
Area of Focus:
Children and Youth, Community Service and Volunteering, Health and Medicine, Health, Mental
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Description:
Generally you will assist/support the doctor/dentists or clinician in the normal routine of medical work e.g. taking vital signs, dressing wounds, taking patients history, counseling patients, providing assurance and moral support to patients' family, disbursing minor drugs tasks like taking vital signs, dressing wounds, administering shots, drawing blood, holding babies while they are being treated, helping to screen and organize patients, assisting staff with getting medicines/supplies, There are a number of medical and dental clinics in Kenya where you can be placed. The medical clinics treat a wide range of conditions like malaria, colds/flu, injuries, pregnancy and childbirth
Volunteers perform and generally helping out in whatever capacity they might need you.
It's a great opportunity to donate your skills and time to helping others in need, while gaining hands-on medical experience and learning firsthand about medical care in Kenya
Our health internships are open to healthcare students as well as pre-med, pre-dentistry and pre-nursing students. As an overseas medical internship (medical students, nursing students or intern), you will work with local staff in support of the health care efforts. You can also work as a dental or medical assistant intern at one of the local hospitals. We also have wonderful international internship placement opportunities for dentists and dental technicians and hygienists in a number of Kenyan hospital dental units. You will find the Kenya dental and medical internship abroad opportunity enlightening and rewarding.
Qualifications required: People or students with medical background preferred.
How to Apply:
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/170102-171/c
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